iCloud email will not work with 3rd part email client

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iCloud email will not work with 3rd part email client

Can anyone help me configure iCloud with thunderbird, or outlook , or airmail, etc?

I am unable to set up any 3rd Party email client with iCloud email. I have looked at the instructions at Apple with no success. I just spent an hour on the phone with support and they tell me this in not their problem. Yet Outlook, thunderbird all say it is their problem so flustering.

Posted on Jan 18, 2015 2:11 PM

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Jan 18, 2015 3:00 PM in response to tmankin

These are the settings. Note particularly the requirement for SSL.

IMAP information for the incoming mail server

Server name: imap.mail.me.com
SSL Required: Yes
If you receive errors when using SSL, try using TLS instead.
Port: 993
Username: The name part of your iCloud email address (for example, emilyparker, not emilyparker@icloud.com)
Password: Your iCloud password

SMTP information for the outgoing mail server

Server name: smtp.mail.me.com
SSL Required: Yes
If you receive errors when using SSL, try using TLS or STARTTLS instead.
Port: 587
SMTP Authentication Required: Yes
Username: Your full iCloud email address (for example, emilyparker@icloud.com, not emilyparker)
Password: Your iCloud password

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